Good Grief!

Time for Ken Klein’s Market Report! It’s a drama-filled edition:

The Iceberg lettuce growers are up to some tricks.
California strawberries are less sucky.
Idaho potatoes are here.
Watch out for grapes and cantaloupes.
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The Market Report, by Ken Klein
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He is busy making a PowerPoint presentation for Important People. We had words.
Boss-across-the-hall: Please review these slides.
Me: [5 minutes later] Technically, what comprises the e-mail system is incorrect. The whole comprises its parts. The parts compose the whole.
BOTH: Really? Well, I like the way comprises sounds. I’ll […]

That’s right. I’m a published author. Several years ago, when I was younger and full of venom, I wrote a mean little blurb, and the Philadelphia City Paper included it in their infamous “I Love You, I Hate You” section. The publication of this nasty note was my first and only big […]

This week’s mix is all, like, na na na sha la sha la. Thanks to brother Dan S for his suggestions.

J Geils Band – Centerfold. Is there a quintessential na na na song? This one’s gotta be a contender. Na na na na na na na na na na na na […]

The SkyMall Catalog. It’s one of the few constants in today’s uncertain airline industry. The carriers can reduce the number of blankets and take away the meals, but travelers can always count on the SkyMall Catalog, a beacon of consumer whoredom, to be waiting for them on the plane, conveniently located in the […]

What’s this? A boss-across-the-hall update on SUNDAY? Well, that’s just the kind of dedicated employee I am–always on the job. I just sent boss-across an e-mail, which he will hopefully read first thing Monday morning:
From: Becky S
To: Boss-across-the-hall
Cc: Business Intelligence Team
Subject: Can we put this in next year’s […]

The next, eagerly-awaited installment of Ken Klein’s Market Report is here. Executive summary:

Major tangerine problems cause by the recent hurricanes
OPEC tomatoes?
Iffy cantaloupes
Expensive strawberries and grapes
Did you know that the average cost to bring a truckload of produce from California to the US East coast is $3,775, whereas last year it was $2,650?
Read on for […]

Philadelphia blogger Yoko observed that last week’s Eastern State Penitentiary entry didn’t mention the prison’s Halloween festivities. She’s right—Terror Behind the Walls is ranked as the 9th best haunted house in the United States, and the event’s proceeds benefit Eastern State.
The omission was deliberate. First of all, because of the mellocreme pumpkins, I […]

While traveling, it is useful to track down local publications, which provide insight into a place’s character. Last week in Montana, I picked up a copy of Fish Fables, some kind of Whitefish newsletter, and the Independent, one of those invaluable liberal rags with weekly listings and arts reviews.
Fish Fables consists of weird factoids […]

It was hard, but I picked my favorite photos for a Montana album. If you like people pictures, don’t even bother–it’s all lakes, gorges, waterfalls, and rocks. Also, I ain’t a photographer. This isn’t Sam’s place or Tintil’s photo weblog or the adventures of infared Theresa. Though I have yet to see […]